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Deming on Management: Appreciation for a System

Deming Institute

This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Appreciation for a system is one of the four aspects of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK). Appreciation for a system is one of the four aspects of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK).

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Quality is Job #1

Six Disciplines

Long before we heard the phrase “Quality is Job #1,” various movements initiated the concept of systematically improving product quality. Edwards Deming, considered the father of the quality movement, began championing his ideas for a statistical approach to quality in the 1940s and ’50s. In the 1970s, the U.S.

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New York Label & Box: A Deming-Inspired Company

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming Institute® web site includes several articles exploring organizations that are applying Deming’s ideas. You capture more market share. You have the highest quality at the lowest cost and your customers love you. One of those articles looks at the efforts at New York Label & Box.

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Quality is Job #1

Six Disciplines

Long before we heard the phrase “Quality is Job #1,” various movements initiated the concept of systematically improving product quality. Edwards Deming, considered the father of the quality movement, began championing his ideas for a statistical approach to quality in the 1940s and ’50s. In the 1970s, the U.S.

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Learning to Discern – Quality & Quantity

Deming Institute

The basic problem anywhere is quality. What is quality? A product or a service possesses quality if it helps somebody and enjoys a good and sustainable market. Edwards Deming. Once again, quality is about use. Dr. Deming explained quality with an appreciation of variation and, ultimately, use.

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Peter Scholtes – Leading Quality: Some Practical Approaches to the Managers New Job

Deming Institute

Peter Scholtes shared his thoughts on Leading Quality: Some Practical Approaches to the Managers New Job at the 1992 Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum conference. Peter starts the talk exploring myths about the practice of quality management. It takes more than improvement. He goes on to give a great example.

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Software Testing and the Impact on Quality

Curious Cat

“Software quality does not come from testing” Does anybody have any thoughts on the validity of the above statement? That statement is similar to the idea you can’t inspect in quality. The quality, good or bad, is already in the product. Edwards Deming. My response to a question on Reddit.